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Commentary
The Equity-First Vaccination Initiative's Challenges and Successes
The Equity-First Vaccination Initiative invested $21 million in community-based organizations to reduce racial disparities in vaccination rollout and support strengthening public health systems in the United States over the longer term. The initiative demonstrated a path forward for funders to center equity in their approach to grantmaking.
Nov 3, 2022
Report
Food Insecurity Among U.S. Service Members and Their Families
Over a quarter of active duty personnel were food insecure in 2018, but only 14 percent of them used food assistance programs. Some said that the military culture of self-sufficiency and pride kept them from seeking help. Other barriers were a lack of knowledge about available resources and eligibility.
Jan 3, 2023

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Dissertation
Not All Housing Is Created Equal: A Mixed Methods Analysis of the Well-Being of Adults in Permanent Supportive Housing in Los Angeles County
Explores the relationship between living environment, subjective well-being and objective well-being outcomes, for a cohort of participants in the Housing for Health's Permanent Supportive Housing program in Los Angeles.
Jun 19, 2020
Multimedia
Policies to Improve Policing in the U.S.
In this Call with the Experts podcast, RAND researchers who work on policing and community safety issues share their insights on the recent Black Lives Matter protests and efforts to reform policing. They discuss findings from RAND research, what defunding the police means, and more.
Jun 15, 2020
Multimedia
COVID-19 Briefing Series: Catalyzing Solutions for a Changed World
Dean Susan Marquis discusses how the Pardee RAND Graduate School quickly pivoted during the COVID-19 pandemic, initiating a series of projects and partnerships to help communities directly respond to the crisis.
Jun 11, 2020
Multimedia
COVID-19 Briefing Series: Evidence for Pandemic Recovery Action
Peter Hussey and Courtney Gidengil discuss how RAND can help rethink and retool our emergency management systems.
Jun 5, 2020
Journal Article
Assessing and Expanding the Evidence Base for Project ECHO and ECHO-Like Models: Findings of a Technical Expert Panel
Building a strong evidence base will help leverage the innovative aspects of EELM by better understanding how, why, and in what contexts EELM improve care access, quality, and delivery, while also improving provider satisfaction and capacity.
Jun 3, 2020
Multimedia
COVID-19 Briefing Series: Communities, Equity, and COVID-19
Anita Chandra discusses RAND’s efforts to understand COVID-19’s toll on particularly vulnerable populations.
May 28, 2020
Journal Article
Examining the Association Between Religiosity and Medical Mistrust Among Churchgoing Latinos in Long Beach, CA
The present study examined the association between religiosity and medical mistrust in a sample of Latino adults attending Catholic and Pentecostal churches in Long Beach, CA.
May 19, 2020
Commentary
Relaxing COVID-19 Restrictions Presents Stark Choices
RAND's new COVID-19 interventions impact tool uses epidemiological and economic models and continually refreshed data to estimate what could happen as restrictions are eased. The tool won't make the choices confronting state leaders less painful. But it can provide clear, evidence-based estimates of the health and economic trade-offs.
May 18, 2020
Journal Article
Age Differences in Reported Social Networks and Well-Being
We present secondary analyses of data collected with a national adult life span sample to examine age differences in reported social network size, including the number of close friends, as well as associations with social satisfaction and well being.
May 12, 2020
Q&A
Reopening America—The Health and Economic Tradeoffs: Q&A with RAND Experts
Local and state officials are thinking through whether, when, and how to lift social-distancing restrictions. We asked three RAND researchers about the complex problem of reopening.
May 4, 2020
News Release
RAND Creates Online Tool to Help State and Local Policymakers Manage Responses to COVID-19 Pandemic
A new tool designed to help state and local officials estimate the effects of social distancing and other public health interventions used to combat the COVID-19 pandemic has been released by the nonprofit, nonpartisan RAND Corporation.
May 4, 2020
Tool
Helpers in Plain Sight: A Guide to Implementing Mental Health Task Sharing in Community-Based Organizations
The United States is facing a mental health crisis, but a large proportion of those who need treatment never get it. Task sharing -- training the staff of community-based organizations to provide some mental health support -- can be part of the solution.
May 4, 2020
Tool
New Tool Can Assess the Effects of COVID-19 Interventions
State and local leaders have taken unprecedented measures to slow the spread of COVID-19 and prevent health care systems from being overwhelmed. As states plan the way to recovery, a new tool can help them estimate both the public health and economic consequences of imposing or lifting restrictions.
May 4, 2020
Report
Estimating the Economic Costs of Social-Distancing Policies
To support state and local officials making policy decisions to prevent the spread of COVID-19, RAND researchers developed a series of economic models aimed at estimating the economic consequences associated with a small set of social-distancing policies.
May 4, 2020
Multimedia
The Health and Economic Tradeoffs of Reopening America
In this Call with the Experts podcast, RAND researchers consider the health and economic effects of relaxing social distancing restrictions.
May 1, 2020
Commentary
Feeding the Needy and Protecting Workers on the Front Lines of the Pandemic
Access to food could be critical to getting through the COVID-19 pandemic. Local leaders and policymakers may find themselves having to devote new resources to make sure all citizens have access to food and to protect those on the front lines.
Apr 30, 2020
Commentary
The Role of Faith-Based Organizations During the Pandemic
Maintaining social and spiritual connections in the midst of COVID-19 are not the only challenges facing communities of faith. Congregations play critical roles in providing social services within communities. How can their services, such as food assistance, be delivered safely?
Apr 16, 2020
Commentary
Food Access: Challenges and Solutions Brought on by COVID-19
For the 14.3 million American households already experiencing food insecurity before the pandemic, shutdowns and restrictions have created new layers of hardship. Tremendous efforts are already underway to help. But the weeks to come will surely demand more creative solutions from the public and private sectors.
Mar 31, 2020
Commentary
Why Prioritizing Sleep in the Time of Coronavirus Is So Important
The coronavirus has required many people to drastically alter their daily schedules, which can wreak havoc on sleep. But there are simple strategies that can help support sleep—and well-being—during this trying time.
Mar 17, 2020
Report
Early Learnings from the Hospital Community Cooperative of the American Hospital Association
This report describes the effects and lessons learned from an assessment of the Hospital Community Cooperative—an effort for hospitals and community organizations to address key social determinants of local health and promote health equity.
Feb 27, 2020

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RAND Topic:
Community Health and Well-Being

Topic Synonyms:
Neighborhood Health

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Researcher Spotlight

Max Griswold

Assistant Policy Researcher, RAND

Max Griswold is a policy researcher at RAND and a Ph.D. candidate at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. His research focuses on how behavioral risk factor policy, criminal justice policy, and housing policy creates inequitable outcomes in marginalized communities.
Sabrina Lee

Ph.D. Student, Pardee RAND Graduate School, and Assistant Policy Researcher, RAND

SoHyun Sabrina Lee (she/her) is a Ph.D. student in the Community-Partnered Policy and Action stream at Pardee RAND Graduate School and an assistant policy analyst at RAND. Her research interests include community health and well-being, educational equity, academic opportunity gap, education…

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